I Have the Advantage... for Once

I Have the Advantage... for Once
Episode Information
Version	United States
Season	Cook Islands
Episode Number	14/16 (199)
Original Release	December 14, 2006
Viewership (in Millions)	14.55
Ratings/Share (18-49)	5.0/14
Episode Chronology
Previous	"Arranging a Hit"
Next	"This Tribe Will Self-Destruct in 5, 4, 3..."
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I Have the Advantage... for Once is the penultimate episode of Survivor: Cook Islands.

Story

“	Parvati and Adam vow to win challenges and manipulate players in order to stay in the game. Will they be successful in turning the tides? The Reward Challenge forces the castaways to get down and dirty in exchange for luxury pampering away from camp. Relaxing time at the Reward allows one castaway to talk strategy with an otherwise enemy. Can this outsider plant a seed that could turn the game around? Concerned about one of their ally's strengths, two tribemates talk about breaking up the Aitu alliance sooner than discussed. One castaway is caught trying to manipulate a member of the Aitu alliance just before Tribal Council...will they be shrewd enough to change the course of the game?	”
—Episode Synopsis

Challenges

• Reward
• Immunity

Challenge: Mud Run
Castaways are to maneuver past a hitching post to a mud pit and back, dumping the mud into a bucket. The three players with the heaviest buckets of mud after ten minutes all win.
Reward: A trip to a spa where they would have a massage, wash their clothes, go to a pool, spend the night on a bed, and have plenty of food and drinks.
Winners: Ozzy Lusth, Parvati Shallow, and Yul Kwon (exiled Adam Gentry)

Challenge: Cannonball Run
The castaways must carry four groups of puzzle pieces across a three-level balance beam, assemble them to form a table maze, and maneuver two cannonballs along it into holes in the far corners.
Winner: Ozzy Lusth

Tribal Council

Tribal Council 14: Aitutonga
Voted Against	Voter
Parvati (4 votes)	Becky, Ozzy, Sundra, Yul
Sundra (2 votes)	Adam, Parvati
VOTED OUT: Parvati Shallow

Voting Confessionals

Parvati's confessional and an edited version of Yul's confessional were aired. Yul's vote was not shown during his confessional.

	Ozzy	“	(voting against Parvati) Sorry, Parvati. I really like you, it's just you gotta go with the majority. Sorry.	”

	Sundra	“	(voting against Parvati) It's getting too dangerous to keep you around, and it's very easy to come to Tribal Council and talk about what you think our strategy is when you're on the outside and you have no idea. Sorry.	”

	Parvati	“	(voting against Sundra) Eenie meanie miney... Sundra! No other reason but you probably led the charge to get me voted out of here tonight. Um... love you. Best of luck. Enjoy.	”

	Adam	“	(voting against Sundra) This vote is between Parvati and I, so this is more of a throw in vote. I don't want to vote against Parvati. We've been through a lot together since the beginning, so, uh, I just picked Sundra to vote for.	”

	Becky	“	(voting against Parvati) I think it comes down to one factor: between you and Adam, you're the bigger threat.	”

	Yul	“	(voting against Parvati) Parvati, you're a strong competitor. I definitely underestimated you. I really enjoyed getting to know you, and I'm sorry I have to vote you out, but at this point, I think you're a stronger threat than Adam is. I wish you the very best and hope we can be friends.	”

Final Words

	Parvati	“	I know I could have worked it more in the hot tub if I wanted to, but I don't think it would have helped my place in this game. I've learned so much about myself. I really thought I would crack, and I just realized how strong I am and just what I'm capable of. When it comes down to it, if I'm just thrown into the wilderness again, I know I can survive.	”

Still in the Running

Sekou 20th	Billy 19th	Cecilia 18th	J.P. 17th	Stephannie 16th	Cao Boi 15th	Cristina 14th	Jessica 13th	Brad 12th	Rebecca 11th
Jenny 10th	Nate 9th	Candice 8th	Jonathan 7th	Parvati 6th	Adam Aitutonga	Becky Aitutonga	Ozzy Aitutonga	Sundra Aitutonga	Yul Aitutonga

Trivia

• With Parvati Shallow's elimination, Adam Gentry is the only remaining original member of Rarotonga.
• As of this episode, everyone in this season has received at least one vote at Tribal Council.
• This is the only time Yul Kwon won an individual challenge throughout his career.